LEDERMAN CENTER CLOSED
The Lederman Science Education Center will be
closed for the holidays from Dec.24, 2002 through
Jan.01,2003, and reopening on Jan.2.

ASK-A-SCIENTIST AT WILSON HALL
The popular Ask-A-Scientist program has returned
to the 15th floor of Wilson Hall, every Sunday, including December 22 and December 29, from
1:30 p.m.to 3:30 p.m. Scientists will meet visitors
to answer questions ranging from “What is dark
matter?”to “How do you accelerate a particle close
to the speed of light?” Visitors must use the Pine
Street entrance on the west side of the lab, and
obtain the special “Ask-A-Scientist” pass to proceed
to the viewing area of Wilson Hall.

FOLK DANCING
The international folk dancers will continue to dance
every Thursday throughout the holiday season,and
will again celebrate with live music on Dec.26.
Joining them that evening beginning at 7:30 p.m.
at the Barn will be Don Weeda,a renowned
accordionist who hails from Austin,Texas,and
who was last seen in this area at this past
September ’s Fox Valley Folk Festival in Geneva.
As always,the public is welcome.
list and provide a picture ID when they enter at the
west gate to the lab at Kirk Road and Pine Street.
For more information and directions,please
email folkdance@fnal.gov or call 630-584-0825
or 630-840-8194.

SILK AND THISTLE SCOTTISH
COUNTRY DANCING
The group will not meet the following two Tuesdays,
on Christmas Eve and New Year ’s Eve,and will
resume on Tuesday,January 7,2003.Contact:
Mady Newfield,630-584-0825.In accordance with
Fermilab security,those who are do not have lab
ID must call in advance to be put on the admission
list and provide a picture ID when they enter at the
west gate to the lab at Kirk Road and Pine Street.
For more information and directions,please
email folkdance@fnal.gov or call 630-584-0825
or 630-840-8194.

Milestones

COMPLETED

Pre-assembly of the MINOS Near Detector,
at Fermilab ’s New Muon Lab.At the end of 2003,
the detector planes will be brought underground.

RETIRING

Kay Behr (ID 7716,ES& H Security Com/Center
Team), Dec.6.

Robert Marquardt (ID 864,BD-Accelerator
Controls), Dec.10.

Douglas Fisher (ID 11993,TD-Headquarters),
Dec.31.

FERMILAB ARTS SERIES 2002-2003 SEASON

Libana
February 8, 2003
Tickets - $17 ($9 ages 18 and under)
Libana is now in its 23rd season of researching,
performing, and celebrating songs, dances, and
instrumental music of women from around the
world.

Dragon’s Tale: Nai-Ni Chen Dance
March 8, 2003
Tickets- $19 ($10 ages 18 and under)
Bringing to life the culture and traditions of
China, this full-length family show leaves children
mesmerized at each enchanting, astounding dance,
and adults equally caught up in the magic of it all.

Quartetto Gelato
April 5, 2003
Tickets - $21 ($11 ages 18 and under)
As the engaging innovators of a fresh approach
to classical music, Quartetto Gelato has won
the hearts of audiences worldwide since their
remarkable 1994 debut season.

Orquesta Aragon
May 10, 2003
Tickets - $26 ($13 ages 18 and under)
Fermilab is pleased to provide a rare opportunity
to see one of the most influential groups in
Cuban music.

Tickets for all Fermilab Events are available
now. For further information or telephone
reservations, call 630/840-ARTS weekdays
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional information
is available at www.fnal.gov/culture.

GALLERY CHAMBER SERIES

Classical music at 2:30 p.m.on Sunday afternoons,
in the second-floor gallery of Wilson Hall.

Chicago Chamber Musicians Brass
January 26, 2003
Since its founding in 1994, the CCM Brass has
established itself as a foremost interpreter of the
brass repertoire. With some of North America’s
leading brass players, they present spectacular
performances of cornerstones of the literature.

David Schrader
February 16, 2003
David Schrader is equally at home in front of a
harpsichord, organ, clavichord, piano or fortepiano.
His performance in this seasons’ Gallery Chamber
Series will feature music of the 16th and 17th
centuries performed on the Italian harpsichord
and clavichord.

Scholars of Cambrai
March 23, 2003
This quartet of two lutenists and two vocalists was
founded for the purpose of performing music from
the late medieval through early Baroque periods.
The ensemble gives particular attention to little-
known works and composers of the Renaissance
era.

$36 for three concerts,$15 for single tickets if
available (Series tickets for sale until January 1)